Not always at the very start, but very soon, yes: your clients compare on Google before calling. A simple website with your reviews and contact details turns more searches into requests than a platform profile alone.
Keep it, it brings assignments. The website complements it: it presents your work without format limits, brings you clients with no commission and belongs to you if the platform changes its rules.
Yes. Regulated professions may have a website, within the communication rules set by their order or governing body (fair information, no promise of results, mandatory notices). Check the points specific to your profession with your order: we adapt the website accordingly.
It is useful to keep in touch with your clients, but it rarely shows up in Google and doesn't belong to you. The website remains the base: your social media points to it.
In most cases, yes: if the software offers an API, an export or an accessible database, we can connect it to your other tools. We check feasibility during the audit, before any commitment.
It is possible, but rarely the best option: the websites compete on Google and the image gets scattered. A rich local page on the brand website is usually more effective and easier to maintain.